My stomach swells up badly after eating.

We separate gas production from gas clearance. We look at how fast you eat too.

I am told the tests show nothing wrong.

That is precisely the range in which Korean medicine treatment has a role.

We look at the site and the pattern. For women there is something else to rule out.

This case must be checked immediately. It may be an emergency.

We handle the abdomen gently by hand. We do not do it during periods of severe pain.

A pattern of hurting only on school mornings and being fine at weekends is common. We do not regard it as malingering.

We evaluate in two- to three-month units. We regard it as a condition to manage.

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Abdominal pain, fullness and gas. In many cases no cause is found on examination.

Abdominal Pain & Bloating

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